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<\/a><\/p>\nAfter the camp for people with disabilities this summer, we haven’t written much. It is at last time to break the silence. [:et]<\/p>\n T\u00f6\u00f6 liikumispuuetega inimeste seas<\/span><\/strong> Eelmisel n\u00e4dalal me (mina, Kaspars ja kunstikust Elise) k\u00fclastasime Madarat<\/strong>, kes meie laagris elus esimest korda proovis maalimist (siis k\u00fc\u00fcnarnukiga). Kodus hakkas ta regulaarselt<\/span> maalima hoides pintslit suus ning temast on t\u00f5esti saanud kunstnik. Elise pidi peaaegu iga pildi kohta \u00fctlema<\/span> \u201evau\u201c ning pildid olid t\u00f5esti vapustavad. See oli imeline kolmap\u00e4ev<\/span> nii Madarale kui ka meile \u2013 meil oli vapustav kunstitund, huvitav vestlus, tore <\/span>jalutusk\u00e4ik k\u00fclas, kus Madara elab ning kui me avastasime, et oleme vaid m\u00f5ne kilomeetri kaugusel L\u00e4ti k\u00f5rgeimast punktist (311m), siis otsustasime ka seal \u00e4ra k\u00e4ia. Kuna me otsime Madarale arvutit (v\u00f5i siis \u00f5igemini abivahendeid, et ta saaks arvutit kasutada), siis<\/span> proovisime temaga ka m\u00f5nda varianti. Algul toimus k\u00fcll Madara perekonnaga \u201ekuum\u201c diskussioon teemal, kas see pole vaid aja ja raha raiskamine, kuni <\/span>Madara demonstreeris suus pliiatsit hoides, et saab klaviatuuri kasutada<\/span> isegi nii algelistes tingimustes.<\/span> <\/span>Loomulikult saab see talle algul<\/span> [:LV]<\/p>\n After the camp for people with disabilities this summer, we haven’t written much. It is at last time to break the silence. [:]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [:en] Hello, After the camp for people with disabilities this summer, we haven’t written much. It is at last time to break the silence. Summer 2008 After the camp we had a vacation. We spent most of it in Estonia, but also visited Finland’s Lapland and hiked to the place where the three countries of … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletters","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":120,"href":"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116\/revisions\/120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ywam.lv\/apinis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n <\/span>
\nSummer 2008<\/span><\/strong>
\nAfter the camp we had a vacation<\/strong>. We spent most of it in Estonia, but also visited Finland’s Lapland and hiked to the place where the three countries of Finland, Norway and Sweden meet. In the end of July, I assisted Maks<\/strong> (I am his support-person) in a camp called “Brave to Live”. It is camp for children with physical disabilities and for their families, where they can take part in different activities, make new friends and have fun. Last year this camp was mostly martial art focused, but this year martial arts where only partly involved. Since last year, Maks has <\/a>been practising his sword-fighting exercises and because of it, his physical condition has improved; he has much better balance and coordination. It is so good to see him progressing physically, but also to hear how much he has picked up from me, whom he has known 13 years already. It is just amazing how much I have influenced him without knowing it at all. I haven’t push Christianity for him, but he is really interested in theology, attending church and is asking lots of questions. He hasn’t made a personal decision to follow Christ yet, but I hope that it will come soon. This year we also took him to Hiiumaa; he hasn’t been there since our wedding. He calls my mothers’ apartment \u201ehome\u201d (he lives in an orphanage) and it was so good to let him enjoy these last days of his summer vacation. <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\nYWAM <\/span><\/strong>Riga<\/span><\/strong>
\nYWAM Riga is in an interesting season<\/strong> at the moment — we are pioneering it and helping to build foundations. All seven of our staff members took part in writing a vision statement for YWAM Riga, brainstorming about which ministries go, or can go, under this and narrowing these down for realistic goals. This process takes time, but it is so exciting to see all these things happening and to be part of it.<\/a>
\n <\/span> <\/em><\/span>
\nVision of YWAM <\/span><\/em>Riga<\/span><\/em>: to be a Christ-like community who infuse Biblical principles that transfer, disciple and mobilize people to permeate all spheres of society in <\/span><\/em>Latvia<\/span><\/em> and <\/span><\/em><\/span>the nations.<\/span><\/em> <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\nSurprise-surprise — I am getting more and more administrative work<\/strong> both from YWAM Riga and from the National Office. So far, I still do not feel to be back in the office full-time (especially since there is no actual office and I am working from home) – I still have time and strength for people with disabilities. It is not my dream to sit at the computer every day, but I have a gift in administration and where <\/a>would it be better used than serving God? <\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n <\/span><\/strong>
\nLast week was Human Trafficking Awareness Week<\/strong> in Latvia organized by YWAM Riga and all of our staff were involved in it in some way. We had YWAM team called “The Freedom Project” visiting us from USA who are working in human trafficking awareness. We planned a really busy week for them — first they were sharing in DTS in Valdemarpils, had an awareness event in Talsi, then they spent some time in Liepaja visiting schools and meeting social workers; the week finished in Riga with a human trafficking awareness event. We hosted it in a “neutral” area (non-church), and had a half concert\/half seminar type evening. Around 200 people came. We can’t say that it was a happy event concerning the theme, but it <\/a>sure was eye-opening, informative and interesting. I hope that at least none of our guests will find themselves trafficked and hopefully they will also share this information with their friends. With an estimated 27 million people in the world living in some form of bondage, human trafficking is the second largest criminal industry in the world and many people haven’t even heard about it. For more information click here <\/a><\/a>
\n <\/span>
\nMinistry for people with physical disabilities<\/span><\/strong> (still looking name for this)<\/span>
\nOur ministry continues \u2013 our small group is still going and we have started to look for a new place for next year\u2019s camp. At the moment there are two possible places, but both of them have some really bad disadvantages and we will keep looking and asking about a couple of more places. We need to make the decision very soon. It is not final, but at the moment it seems that camp will be from the 26th of June till 4th of July, 2009. <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\nLast week we (me, Kaspars and Elise-the artist) went to visit Madara <\/strong><\/a>(the woman who painted by elbow in the camp). In the camp she tried painting for the first time and realized that she is an artist (thanks to Elise). After that she has been painting regularly, holding the brush with her teeth. During the last three month she has made amazing progress and Elise (as well as us, but we are not as educated in this area) had to say “wow” at almost every picture. At last she can express herself and have something new and refreshing in her life. We really made her day (and she made ours) — we had a nice conversion, a nice art gallery time, and she showed us around in her village. Since she lives really close to the highest point in Latvia (311m) we also visited this. We are looking for a computer for her, meaning we are looking for special parts for a computer, that can give her the ability to use it, and we tried out some different things. After some intense discussion with her family who thought that it wouldn’t be possible, Madara was demonstrating for us how she would be able to use a keyboard even if she would have just a pen in her mouth. Sure, it would be hard for her in the beginning, but who has ever had an easy time <\/a>learning to use a computer? I remember hating it so much that I wanted to throw the computer out the window! Ironically now this is my everyday work. It just took time to learn to type and time is one thing that Madara has. It means our search is on — we need a head stick with which Madara could be able to type and something bigger then a normal mouse (yes, you could call it a “rat”) that she would be able to control with her elbow or with the head stick. We have a computer sitting in our home, but finding this special equipment is not an easy task in Latvia. If we can get this equipment, after some practice, she would be able to communicate without the help of her parents and it would give her more opportunities to be part of society. In Latvia for people like her, this would be a total miracle. <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\nBlessings,<\/span>
\nEvelyn&Kaspars Apinis<\/span>
\nFrom the capital of <\/span>Latvia<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>Tere!<\/span><\/strong>
\nPeale suvelaagrit puuetega inimestele oleme olnud suhteliselt vaiksed ning on viimane aeg see viga parandada!<\/span>
\n <\/span><\/strong>
\nSuvi 2008<\/span><\/strong>
\nPeale laagrit oli meil puhkus<\/strong> ning suurema osa sellest veetsime Eestis Hiiumaal. K\u00e4isime korraks ka Soomes Lapimaal ning osaliselt puhkusena v\u00f5is nimetada ka mitmete meie s\u00f5prade k\u00fclask\u00e4ike Riiga. Juuli l\u00f5pus olin Maksiga<\/strong> laagris \u201eJulge elada\u201c. See on laager <\/span>liikumispuuetega lastele ja nende vanematele, mis p\u00fc\u00fcab aidata m\u00f5telda<\/span> \u201esuurelt\u201c ning teha tegevusi, mida <\/span><\/a>tavaliselt ei seostata puuetega inimestega \u2013 n\u00e4iteks v\u00f5itluskunstid. Peale eelmise <\/span>aasta laagrit hakkas Maks<\/span> regulaarselt <\/span>puum\u00f5\u00f5gaga (bokken) harjutama ning tema tasakaal ning koordinatsioon on l\u00e4inud palju <\/span>paremaks. Samas on lahe temaga koos aega veeta ja n\u00e4ha kui palju mina olen teda teadmatult m\u00f5jutanud. Ma ei ole nii s\u00f5na otseses m\u00f5ttes teda<\/span> evangeliseerinud, aga ta on v\u00e4ga<\/span> huvitatud teoloogiast, k\u00e4ib kirikus ning esitab hulgaliselt k\u00fcsimusi. Loodan, et varsti teeb ta ka oma isikliku otsuse Jeesust j\u00e4rgida. Suve l\u00f5pus viisime Maksi m\u00f5neks p\u00e4evaks Hiiumaale, kus ta pole k\u00e4inud meie pulmadest saadik. Kuna<\/span> tema jaoks on seal \u201ekodu\u201c (ise elab ta lastekodus), siis oli tore talle need m\u00f5ned p\u00e4evad kodus viibimist v\u00f5imaldada.<\/span>
\n <\/span>
\nRiia Noorte Missioon<\/span><\/strong>
\nMeil on praegu h\u00e4sti huvitav aeg<\/strong> \u2013 kogu personal (meid on ainult seitse) on <\/span>osa protsessist, kus me p\u00fc\u00fcame m\u00e4\u00e4ratleda, mis on ja kuhu suundub Riia NM. Esimese \u00fclesandena formuleerisime visiooni ning peale seda tegime ajur\u00fcnnaku ja kirjutasime v\u00e4lja<\/span><\/a> <\/span>k\u00f5ik tegevused, millega Riia NM v\u00f5iks tegeleda ja mis sobivad meie <\/span>visiooniga. <\/span>Praegu on meil k\u00e4imas protsess, kus me leiame neist huvitavatest ideedest reaalsed ning paneme paika Riia <\/span>NM-i eesm\u00e4rgid. See protsess v\u00f5tab aega, aga on h\u00e4sti huvitav olla osa tulevasest Riia NM-i ajaloost.<\/span>
\n <\/span>
\n\u00dcllatus-\u00fcllatus! Peale m\u00f5ningast puhkust t\u00e4isajaga kontorit\u00f6\u00f6st, olen <\/span>ma hakanud saama aina <\/span>rohkem administratiivseid \u00fclesandeid <\/strong>nii <\/span>Riia NM-ist, kui<\/span> ka L\u00e4ti NM-i kontorist. Ma ei tunne (veel), et olen tagasi kontoris (eriti seep\u00e4rast, et meil ei ole<\/span> f\u00fc\u00fcsilist kontorit ja kogu t\u00f6\u00f6 teen \u00e4ra kodust) ning <\/span><\/a>mul on piisavalt aega ka f\u00fc\u00fcsiliste puuetega inimeste jaoks. <\/span>Samas ma tean, <\/span>et mitte iga\u00fcks ei ole v\u00f5imeline <\/span>kontorit\u00f6\u00f6d tegema, <\/span>mina olen <\/span>ning kus oleks veel parem oma annet kasutada kui mitte Jumalat <\/span>teenides.<\/span>Eelmisel n\u00e4dalal organiseerisime <\/span>inimkaubanduse teaben\u00e4dala<\/strong>. <\/span>M<\/span>eil oli k\u00fclas NM-i grupp Ameerikast, kes tegelevad inimkaubanduse teadvustamisega ning meie (siis L\u00e4ti NM) organiseerisime neile tiheda n\u00e4dala. Nad alustasid Valdemarpilsis j\u00fcngrikoolis, j\u00e4rgnes teabep\u00e4ev Talsis ning Liepajas<\/span> k\u00fclastati koole<\/span> <\/span>ja kohtuti sotsiaalt\u00f6\u00f6tajatega. N\u00e4dala l\u00f5petas kontsert-seminar Riias, mida <\/span>k\u00fclastas umbes 200<\/span> inimest. <\/span>Kuna teema oli masendav, ei saa just \u00f6elda, et see oli r\u00f5\u00f5mus n\u00e4dal, aga <\/span>kindlasti <\/span>avas ta <\/span>paljudel inimestel<\/span><\/a> silmi ja andis informatsiooni sellest, mis <\/span>toimub inimkaubanduse vallas<\/span> <\/span>maailmas, Euroopas ja L\u00e4tis. Loodetavasti v\u00e4hemalt meie k\u00fclalistest keegi ei leia end m\u00fc\u00fcdud olevat ning tahame uskuda, e<\/span>t nad informeerivad ka oma s\u00f5pru. 21. sajandil t\u00f6\u00f6tavad orjadena umbes 27 miljonit <\/span>inimest ning inimkaubandus on 2008 aastast organiseeritud kuritegevustest teisel kohal, kuid suuremosa inimesi pole isegi kuulnud, et selline asi eksisteerib…<\/span> Rohkem infot saab siit<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
\nOleme regulaarselt j\u00e4tkanud v\u00e4ikegrupiga ning intensiivselt otsime j\u00e4rgmise aasta suveks uut laagrikohta. Praegusel momendil on vaid kaks kohta v\u00f5imalikud, aga m\u00f5lemal on paar v\u00e4ga suurt miinust ning seega j\u00e4tkame otsinguid. V\u00e4ga varsti peame siiski otsustama ning <\/span>kui selleks saab sanatoorium Jurmalas, siis palume k\u00f5igil minna rahapaja otsingule \ud83d\ude42<\/span> Veel ei ole 100%<\/span> kindel, aga praeguse <\/span>seisuga on laagri <\/span><\/a>kuup\u00e4evadeks 26. juunis kuni 4. juuli 2009.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a> raske olema<\/span> ja <\/span>kirjutamine v\u00f5tab aega, aga aeg <\/span>on asi, mida tal ju on. Ega<\/span> meile kellelegi <\/span>ei tulnud arvuti \u00f5ppimine kergelt. <\/span>Mina m\u00e4letan, et vihkasin arvutil kirjutamist niipalju, et tahtsin arvuti aknast v\u00e4lja visata, aga t\u00e4naseks on sellest saanud mu igap\u00e4evane t\u00f6\u00f6 (siis arv<\/span>utiga t\u00f6\u00f6tamine, mitte nende aknast v\u00e4lja viskamine \ud83d\ude42 ). Seega otsime Madarale peapulka<\/span><\/div>\n
\n\u00d5nnistusi,<\/span>
\nEvelyn&Kaspars Apinis<\/span>
\nL\u00e4ti pealinnast<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\n <\/span>
\nSummer 2008<\/span><\/strong>
\nAfter the camp we had a vacation<\/strong>. We spent most of it in Estonia, but also visited Finland’s Lapland and hiked to the place where the three countries of Finland, Norway and Sweden meet. In the end of July, I assisted Maks<\/strong> (I am his support-person) in a camp called “Brave to Live”. It is camp for children with physical disabilities and for their families, where they can take part in different activities, make new friends and have fun. Last year this camp was mostly martial art focused, but this year martial arts where only partly involved. Since last year, Maks has <\/a>been practising his sword-fighting exercises and because of it, his physical condition has improved; he has much better balance and coordination. It is so good to see him progressing physically, but also to hear how much he has picked up from me, whom he has known 13 years already. It is just amazing how much I have influenced him without knowing it at all. I haven’t push Christianity for him, but he is really interested in theology, attending church and is asking lots of questions. He hasn’t made a personal decision to follow Christ yet, but I hope that it will come soon. This year we also took him to Hiiumaa; he hasn’t been there since our wedding. He calls my mothers’ apartment \u201ehome\u201d (he lives in an orphanage) and it was so good to let him enjoy these last days of his summer vacation. <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\nYWAM <\/span><\/strong>Riga<\/span><\/strong>
\nYWAM Riga is in an interesting season<\/strong> at the moment — we are pioneering it and helping to build foundations. All seven of our staff members took part in writing a vision statement for YWAM Riga, brainstorming about which ministries go, or can go, under this and narrowing these down for realistic goals. This process takes time, but it is so exciting to see all these things happening and to be part of it.<\/a>
\n <\/span> <\/em><\/span>
\nVision of YWAM <\/span><\/em>Riga<\/span><\/em>: to be a Christ-like community who infuse Biblical principles that transfer, disciple and mobilize people to permeate all spheres of society in <\/span><\/em>Latvia<\/span><\/em> and <\/span><\/em><\/span>the nations.<\/span><\/em> <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\nSurprise-surprise — I am getting more and more administrative work<\/strong> both from YWAM Riga and from the National Office. So far, I still do not feel to be back in the office full-time (especially since there is no actual office and I am working from home) – I still have time and strength for people with disabilities. It is not my dream to sit at the computer every day, but I have a gift in administration and where <\/a>would it be better used than serving God? <\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n <\/span><\/strong>
\nLast week was Human Trafficking Awareness Week<\/strong> in Latvia organized by YWAM Riga and all of our staff were involved in it in some way. We had YWAM team called “The Freedom Project” visiting us from USA who are working in human trafficking awareness. We planned a really busy week for them — first they were sharing in DTS in Valdemarpils, had an awareness event in Talsi, then they spent some time in Liepaja visiting schools and meeting social workers; the week finished in Riga with a human trafficking awareness event. We hosted it in a “neutral” area (non-church), and had a half concert\/half seminar type evening. Around 200 people came. We can’t say that it was a happy event concerning the theme, but it <\/a>sure was eye-opening, informative and interesting. I hope that at least none of our guests will find themselves trafficked and hopefully they will also share this information with their friends. With an estimated 27 million people in the world living in some form of bondage, human trafficking is the second largest criminal industry in the world and many people haven’t even heard about it. For more information click here <\/a><\/a>
\n <\/span>
\nMinistry for people with physical disabilities<\/span><\/strong> (still looking name for this)<\/span>
\nOur ministry continues \u2013 our small group is still going and we have started to look for a new place for next year\u2019s camp. At the moment there are two possible places, but both of them have some really bad disadvantages and we will keep looking and asking about a couple of more places. We need to make the decision very soon. It is not final, but at the moment it seems that camp will be from the 26th of June till 4th of July, 2009. <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\nLast week we (me, Kaspars and Elise-the artist) went to visit Madara <\/strong><\/a>(the woman who painted by elbow in the camp). In the camp she tried painting for the first time and realized that she is an artist (thanks to Elise). After that she has been painting regularly, holding the brush with her teeth. During the last three month she has made amazing progress and Elise (as well as us, but we are not as educated in this area) had to say “wow” at almost every picture. At last she can express herself and have something new and refreshing in her life. We really made her day (and she made ours) — we had a nice conversion, a nice art gallery time, and she showed us around in her village. Since she lives really close to the highest point in Latvia (311m) we also visited this. We are looking for a computer for her, meaning we are looking for special parts for a computer, that can give her the ability to use it, and we tried out some different things. After some intense discussion with her family who thought that it wouldn’t be possible, Madara was demonstrating for us how she would be able to use a keyboard even if she would have just a pen in her mouth. Sure, it would be hard for her in the beginning, but who has ever had an easy time <\/a>learning to use a computer? I remember hating it so much that I wanted to throw the computer out the window! Ironically now this is my everyday work. It just took time to learn to type and time is one thing that Madara has. It means our search is on — we need a head stick with which Madara could be able to type and something bigger then a normal mouse (yes, you could call it a “rat”) that she would be able to control with her elbow or with the head stick. We have a computer sitting in our home, but finding this special equipment is not an easy task in Latvia. If we can get this equipment, after some practice, she would be able to communicate without the help of her parents and it would give her more opportunities to be part of society. In Latvia for people like her, this would be a total miracle. <\/span>
\n <\/span>
\nBlessings,<\/span>
\nEvelyn&Kaspars Apinis<\/span>
\nFrom the capital of <\/span>Latvia<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n